Jun Wakatsuki's Promise Me the Spotlight Manga Gets TV Anime
The adaptation brings a fan-idol cohabitation premise from a manga that moved from a print magazine to a digital app after its original magazine ended.
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Bandai Namco Filmworks announced a television anime adaptation of Jun Wakatsuki's manga Promise Me the Spotlight, with a teaser visual and a celebratory illustration from Wakatsuki. The story follows a devoted fan who vows to make his favorite idol the center of her group, Melty Strawberry.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the television anime adaptation of Jun Wakatsuki's Promise Me the Spotlight on Wednesday, releasing a teaser visual and a celebratory illustration by the manga author. The manga, which launched in Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge in 2022, moved to the Magazine Pocket app after Edge ceased publication in 2023. Kodansha publishes the series on its K MANGA service, with the sixth compiled volume due July 9.
The story centers on Koichi Okuta, a diehard fan of Mizuki Natsuno, the least popular member of the idol group Melty Strawberry. After a chain of events leads to the two living together, Koichi vows to make Mizuki the group's new center, launching an unconventional partnership to boost her career.
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